The Locarno Industry Academy arrives in Africa
Latest news June 10, 2021
The Locarno Film Festival is pleased to announce the first edition of the Southern Africa-Locarno Industry Academy, in collaboration with the Realness Institute of Africa. The 2021 edition of the ongoing training project for young film industry professionals will take place online from 26 September to 2 October 2021... Read more
The Department of Water and Sanitation has called on learners who are in Grade 12 or have been accepted at mainstream South African institutions of higher learning, within water related qualifications next year, to apply for bursaries made available by the department. “Bursary applications for students with an interest... Read more
SA Bone Marrow Registry signs up SA’s first international skateboarding gold medallist as youth ambassador
Latest news June 10, 2021
SA-born professional skateboarder and passionate stem cell donor Jean-Marc Johannes will actively be encouraging youth this month to join the SA Bone Marrow Registry in its ongoing fight to save lives. Currently, youth between the ages of 16 and 25 only account for 6.8% of registered SABMR donors, which... Read more
Rare honours and international recognition for UCT research managers
AchieversLatest newsResearchUniversity of Cape Town June 9, 2021
UCT staff members Natalie Le Roux (senior research manager in the Research Office) and Sidney Engelbrecht (manager: Research Ethics and Compliance in the Faculty of Health Sciences) both obtained Research Management Professional (RMP) status. The two received this honour during the first opportunity afforded to Africa’s research managers to receive this... Read more
Applications open now for EXPLORE Data Science Academy’s July online data science and data engineering courses
Latest news June 9, 2021
EXPLORE Data Science Academy (EDSA) has opened applications for its six and 12-month online data science and data engineering courses, which start on July 12, 2021. Ambitious, hard-working and talented people now have the opportunity to kick-start their careers in one of the most in-demand professions in the modern... Read more
Promising local Covid-19 vaccine trial
Latest newsNorth-West UniversityWalter Sisulu University June 9, 2021
Walter Sisulu University (WSU) and the North-West University (NWU) jointly announced “very promising first results” from preclinical trials on a new Covid -19 vaccine candidate. The WSU Medical School has a rich history of producing quality medical doctors and nurses for the South African health system. The NWU, on... Read more
Joseph Chepiri is a 26-year-old tech entrepreneur based in South Africa and making waves in the ICT sector after recently launching his software company which develops cutting edge trading technologies. With all the current hype happening around forex trading, the software is designed to assist novice traders in navigating... Read more
Record number of qualifications for SU in 2020 despite COVID-19 challenges
AchieversLatest newsStellenbosch University June 8, 2021
Stellenbosch University (SU) has broken its own record for the most qualifications awarded at the institution in an academic year. The latest figures show that the University conferred 9 234 degrees, certificates and diplomas in 2020 – up from the previous record of 9 133 set in 2019. “This is a... Read more
DeepMind’s renewed commitment gives further boost to machine learning expertise in Africa
Latest news June 8, 2021
DeepMind, a London-based world leader in artificial intelligence research and its application in the real world, has renewed its commitment to supporting postgraduate students in the fields of applied mathematics, statistics, electrical and electronic engineering and computer science at Stellenbosch University (SU). Six scholarships are available to students who... Read more
AwezaMed app bridges the language divide
Latest news June 4, 2021
Higher Education, Science and Innovation Minister, Dr Blade Nzimande, has welcomed the development of an innovative language app that has the potential to save lives. The local mobile application, AwezaMed, is aimed at breaking down language barriers to improve safety protocols communication and other COVID-19 related information. According to... Read more
